Fire rips through historic Haiti market

A man looks for goods amid the rubble outside of the Marche Hyppolite (Hyppolite Market), also known as Marche en Fer (Iron Market), after a fire that affected part of the market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018....more

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A man looks for goods amid the rubble outside of the Marche Hyppolite (Hyppolite Market), also known as Marche en Fer (Iron Market), after a fire that affected part of the market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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People walk outside of the Iron Market, after a fire affected part of the market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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People walk outside of the Iron Market, after a fire affected part of the market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A vendor cries after a fire affected part of the Iron Market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A vendor cries after a fire affected part of the Iron Market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A firefighter sprays water inside a container after a fire affected part of the Iron Market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A firefighter sprays water inside a container after a fire affected part of the Iron Market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A man looks for goods amid the rubble outside of the Iron Market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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People walk outside of the Iron Market after a fire in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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People walk outside of the Iron Market after a fire in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A woman looks inside the Iron Market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A woman looks inside the Iron Market and the surrounding stands in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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A man puts wooden beams on a container outside of the Iron Market after a fire in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Burnt goods lie on a metal trunk after a fire affected part of the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Burnt goods lie on a metal trunk after a fire affected part of the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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People stand outside of the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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People walk next to the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Two people look for goods amid the rubble outside of the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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Two people look for goods amid the rubble outside of the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

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